In this essay I plan on discussing works by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. I will carry out a concise discussion of the position and views of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, as well as addressing his understanding of architecture. I will also be doing a concise analysis of two exemplary works by Mies. Finally I plan on discussing Mies position in and contribution to the development of Modern movement. The two examples I will be analysing are the Barcelona Pavilion and the Seagram Building. Ludwig Mies van
Thoreau and others of his group did not follow in America's’ footsteps. They believed that nature could provide everything one needed to survive. Transcendentalism is a branch of the Unitarianism movement, the dominant religion in Boston and other New England cities during this time period (Finseth). The Unitarian church believed in the idea of one God, yet it rejected the miracles of the Bible and the idea of the trinity. Also, they emphasized rational thought over faith; to Unitarians, God could be discovered